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Informal Solicitation No. 5212

 

Anti-Harassment Training for SHA Employees

 

Important Information:

 

• Solicitation Issued:  Monday, May 6, 2019

 

• Pre-Submittal Meeting:  A Pre-Submittal Meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at SHA’s Central Office, 190 Queen Anne Avenue N, Seattle, WA  98109.  Please take the elevator to the 5^th floor and check in at the reception desk.

 

• Deadline for Questions:  2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2019

 

• Submittals/Proposals Due:  2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019

 

• SHA’s Contact:  Name:  Don Tucker, Sr. Contract Administrator 

 

• E-Mail Address:  purchasing@seattlehousing.org

 

The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) for itself or as an agent for another SHA related entity (hereinafter “SHA”), is soliciting Submittals/Proposals from qualified individuals and businesses interested in performing the following:

 

Project Description:

 

The firm selected for this Contract with SHA will provide anti-harassment training for SHA employees.

 

Scope of Work:

 

The selected firm shall:

 

1. Develop curriculum, PPT and handouts for a 3 hour, mandatory anti-harassment training for nonsupervisory SHA employees covering the following learning objectives:

 

1. What constitutes “harassment” in the workplace – including the definition of sexual harassment; the difference between quid pro quo harassment and hostile work environment; and specific protected classes under SHA anti-harassment policy;
2. Why harassment is damaging to SHA’s workplace;
3. The positive workplace culture (free from harassment, discrimination and inequities) that we desire for SHA;
4. SHA’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in Employment – including requirements and procedure to report for nonsupervisory employees; and requirements and procedure to report for supervisory employees;
5. A summary of, and a referral to the resources provided from, HUD on responding to harassment between SHA applicants/residents/tenants, from SHA applicants/residents/tenants to employees, and from SHA employees to applicants/residents/tenants;
6. The role and importance of bystander intervention in preventing and addressing sexual and other harassment in the workplace – including:  how bystander intervention can help build a workplace culture where more egregious instances of harassment do not take place; when and when not to intervene as a bystander; how to intervene; practice using these bystander intervention skills in scenarios of sexual harassment that are relevant to our public housing work setting; and how to respond when you receive constructive feedback;

 

2. Develop curriculum, PPT and handouts for a 4-hour mandatory training for all supervisory SHA employees.  This training should cover all of the learning objectives listed above – going more deeply into the role and responsibilities of the supervisor.

 

3. Provide up to 6 sessions of this training for SHA supervisors (with 15 to 25 participants per session) from Q3 to Q4 2019.

 

4. Provide up to 25 additional sessions of this training for non-supervisory employees in 2019-20 (with 20 to 25 participants per session) from Q4 2019 to Q3 2020.

 

Schedule:  It is anticipated that the work will be performed between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020.

 

Anticipated Contract Duration:  SHA expects to execute a Contract for the requested services for the scheduled dates shown above.  If necessary, and at SHA’s option, time extensions and appropriate scope and compensation adjustments may be made by Change Orders to the Contract.

 

Estimated Amount:  The estimated range of cost for the Contract to be executed based on this solicitation is between $20,000 and $40,000.

 

Women and Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) Inclusion:  SHA requires submitters to make good-faith efforts to meet SHA’s 14% aspirational WMBE goal and provide meaningful opportunities to WMBE firms to participate in the direct performance of commercially useful work as part of the proposed Project Team.